The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
NEWS NOTES.
DOMESTIC,

DOMESTIC.
The purchasing committee OF the Wabash
railroad has announced that it will protest
against the payment OF the big fees recently
allowed the receivers.
Reformed Presbyterian Church of America
has resolved against secret societies.
The investigation into the cause OF the coll
lison between the steamships Celtic AMI
Britannia has been begun
The superintendent of public schools Of
Henderson, Ky, was shot anil seriously
wounded by the high school principal on
Tuesday,
Smallpox is reported in ChicagE
Martin Egon. % years of age, OF Ros-
common, Ire, passenger on board tho
Allan steamer, Manitohan, from Glasgow
for Boston, committed suicide by leaping
overheard The vessel stopped and every
effort WIS made to save tho man. No cause
given for young Egan's suicide
At tho Columbia college commencement
the first lady bachelor in the collegiate course
iOr WpsueH WAY puo ~ iudiy
Parsons Hankey of Staten Island. She
received many congratulations and flowers.
Reports from tho peninsular peach region
give promise Of fair to good crop,
Another great strike of the carpenters In
Chicago is expected, because tho Master
Carpenters Association, whose members
employ nearly four-fifths of the city car
pentcrs, recently decided to indorse the
working rules adopted by the master masons,
to have the nine-hour system re-establ ished,
and to fix the minimum wages of the jour
neymen at so cents an hour.
Hughes, the Newark pitcher was struck
in the head by a pitched ball at Toronto
while a. the bat. He fell unconscious to the
ground. He was soon restored and appeared
to DO progressing fairly toward recovery,
but was stricken with relapse, and his
condition is now precarious.
Dan Rice, the veteran clown and Snowman,
has just been married to Mrs. NJ. c. Robin,
son, the wealthiest ranch owner in Lavasa
county, Texas,
A cloud burst upon the town Of Nsnticoke,
Pa, the water coming down from the
heavens in masses. In about 40 minutes the
whole town was submerged and the water
was lSinches deep.
Two women have escaped from Mormon's
clutches in male attire because his principal
wife didn't want any more wives in the
family.
The Pan Handle robberies are being du-
plicated on the Texas Pacific.
Irving Bishop, the mind realer, is suffer-
ing from the effects of a cataleptic fit. He
had just undergone painful operation.
The graduates of the Naval Academy, An
napolis, have been given their diplomas by
Secretary Whitney. President Gilman of
Johns Hopkins, made an address to the
graduates.
The sleeping car Trinidad of the Buffalo
express, on the New York Central g. Hudson
River railroad, jumped the switch at Spuyten
Duyvil. The car was overturned and badly
smashed. The occupants were IS in number,
but serious injuries are reported.
Judge Lawrence has decide that New
York hotels have no right to serve liquors or
wine to their guests with their meals on Sun.
day.
Secretary Bayard has made public his cor.
respondence with Minister West is on assisted
emigration. He says there is no room in the
United States for foreign paupers
Bark Rose lines of Portland, Me-, has
been fired $500 at Baltimore for having a
foreigner as second mate.
By the closing down of blast furnaces and
steel works Of the South Chicago rolling mill
500 men are thrown out of employment.
Sam Small is at Washington.
The yellow fever at Key West is believed
to be well under control
Virulent smallpox is spreading over the
eastern portion OF Cuba.